Playdate Survival Skills

May 20, 2011

When I say a big reason I had a second child is to avoid playdates, I’m only half kidding. A built-in playmate – no coordinating calendars, accommodating weird food preferences, and pretending to like their parents? Sold! Soon after I became a mom, I realized playdates were potential minefields. (See “A Playdate Primer.”) At best, […]

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: A Tantrum in 3 Acts

May 18, 2011

I forget what triggered this. I might have pried a Sharpie out of his hand. Or perhaps I offered him an apple when he asked for one but then he changed his mind. Or maybe I had the gall to turn the TV off without letting him push the button himself. Ah, 2-year-olds…

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Fashion-Challenged: Wedding Edition

May 16, 2011

A sad fact about being a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom is that your wardrobe suffers. Since I am almost always at home, who cares what I wear? (I don’t count the grocery store, gym, or playground as destinations worthy of dressing up.) I don’t want to “waste” a cute outfit if I’m not going to see anyone […]

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Martha Stewart’s Worst Nightmare

May 13, 2011

I am the worst housekeeper ever. I was frantically cleaning my kitchen floor with a wipe as my in-laws pulled up to the house. I had not made up their bed yet, nor had I gotten around to vacuuming the family room. I made Miles run around picking up toys and chucking them behind furniture. […]

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I Fear for My In-Laws

May 11, 2011

My in-laws are coming to visit soon. And I am afraid. Not OF them; they’re lovely people we don’t get to see nearly enough. I’m afraid FOR them. Because C. and I are leaving them with the kids overnight while we go to a wedding. Part of me thinks: Woo-hoo, freedom! And the other part […]

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Welcome to My New Blog

May 9, 2011

Well, hello there! Welcome to my new blog. Pretty, isn’t it? I was quite happy with my old blog, except that with each passing day it was becoming more and more of a lie. Because let’s face it – I’m SO not a new mom anymore. I just celebrated my 5th Mother’s Day yesterday, in […]

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